Gulf states come under fire in US-Iran strikes

Iran and the US exchange fire in a new round of tit-for-tat attacks. The US military has struck coastal sites in Iran, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they have fired ballistic missiles at US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.

Also in today's programme: After weeks of uncertainty, Iran's football team will be allowed to enter the US for the World Cup; and the White House proposes reforms to US science funding.

Presenter Krupa Padhy is joined by Laurel Rapp, Director of the US and North America Programme at Chatham House, and Peter Frankopan, Professor of Global History at Oxford University.

Photo: Iranians walk next to an anti-US and Israeli mural in Tehran, Iran. 3 June 2026. Credit: Abedin Taherkenareh/ EPA/Shutterstock